The Countdown to Pi Day: Dun Dun Dunnn

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>I can't believe that there are LESS THAN 10 DAYS UNTIL DECISIONS, especially since the MIT forum is so quiet! 3/14 is only 9 days away, practically 8 since today's almost over! That's like basically a week away... (don't you loveee my math?)</p>

<p>Anyhow, I am so disappointed in you CC'ers! I expected some high-tension freaking out and have been waiting since mid-February for all the crazies to come out and be like "673820484929283 MORE SECONDS TILL DECISIONS!!11!!1!" </p>

<p>I guess... I will have to be that freak. As I am typing this, there are less than 749858 seconds until decisions! That's about 8 Days 10 Hours 17 Minutes & 23 Seconds!!!</p>

<p>EDIT: I expect that people will be like, "UN UHHH we didn't get OFFICIAL confirmation that MIT decisions will be on pi day," but I'm pretty sure they're gonna be on pi day. Come on. When HAVEN'T they been on pi day?</p>

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<p>Well, personally I’m not nearly as freaked out as you. </p>

<p>But I do have my pi shirt ready :slight_smile: and my friends and I are having a pie party–you pay if you’re accepted to MIT.</p>

<p>Sent from my iPod Shuffle.</p>

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<p>[MIT</a> Admissions | Blog Entry: “Decision Mail Date: March 11”](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/apply/the_selection_process_application_reading_committee_and_decisions/decision_mail_date_march_11.shtml]MIT”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/apply/the_selection_process_application_reading_committee_and_decisions/decision_mail_date_march_11.shtml) this is one day for example when they didn’t release decisions on Pi day… anyways, I’m also not totally freaking out, even if college is a really big dream hoping to become reality for me.
I’ll spend my time doing some chores while decisions come out, nothing more.</p>

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<p>I’m freaking out with nritya!!
Once I find out whether I get in or not I will be fine. I can accept my fate and move on.
But waiting is KILLING ME!!! I can’t deal with the anticipation - pi day is so close… yet so far away.</p>

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<p>damn you murtaza! I followed your link, thought it was from March 5, 2011, had a panic attack, celebrated because I thought my wait was three days shorter, and then realized it was from 2005. Then I cried… bitter, cold tears. THANKS.</p>

<p>lol but… yeah I guess you’re right. harumph. BUT WHEN WHEN WHEN are they going to announce the date! They had done it by yesterday last year! GAWD I WONDER HOW THEY WOULD’VE REACTED IF I WAS THIS LATE SENDING THEM MY APPLICATION. <em>furiously types and glares at un-updated MIT blog pointlessly</em></p>

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<p>its March 6th and a Sunday here, offices in US are closed for Sunday, so they’ll prolly tell the actual decision date between March 7-9th</p>

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<p>@nritya – your name suggests you’re from India or from Indian heritage, I won’t jump to conclusions so correct me, am I right? :slight_smile:
Good luck to all of us for the decisions.</p>

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<p>I’m trying not to freak out, which is going okay.
What isn’t going okay is trying not to think about it.
I’ve pretty much been living on the admissions blogs the last couple days.
I have two big papers due in the next two weeks and I can’t concentrate on them at all.
What to focus on…
Mrs. Dalloway or MIT? Japanese tainted-blood scandal or MIT?
The result of years of work and five months of waiting will be revealed in eight days.
This is ridiculous.</p>

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<p>If I’m this anxious waiting for the decisions date to be announced, I can’t imagine how I’ll be when the decisions are released.</p>

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<p>I’ll probably be camping on pi day, so if they do come out, good luck dudes.</p>

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<p>I’ve actually been calmed down by a deferred EA decision and thinking going to MIT isn’t the end all of everything. I just got back from a FIRST robotics comp and it was amazing. I’m just spending my time enjoying it with friends and getting work done and having fun. If I get in, yay! If not, oh well, the world’s gonna keep turning and I’m gonna be happy.</p>

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<p>Dude, I’m freaking siked to see if I get in man. The dillema would be paying for it if I somehow do.</p>

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<p>Same here, I felt tense actually, since this may be the twist of my life.</p>

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<p>Omg me too, what if i get in? How am i going to pay? Im internationnal, my parents make ~150k and are not goin to pay more than 10k. I almost wish not getting in to not have to deal with it… Almost!</p>

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<p>well I’m not sure but I would bet that it will cost more than 10K to attend MIT</p>

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<p>Yeah dude, I thought my parents were kind of poor because of how we live, but it turns out that we make almost double what I thought… bummer.</p>

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<p>I’ve noticed in the past few days that though MIT is indeed my dream school, I wouldn’t kill myself over a rejection (I’d hate it more than I can put into words, though) because the university I’m planning to go to in case I get that rejection is awesome in its own way, and has things MIT could never provide (I’m an international and the uni is in my country, so that’s why.)
I think it’s worth saying that no matter the outcome on decisions day
(which very well might not be Pi Day, do not be so sure of that), there are advantages and disadvantages to every event. Try and look on the bright side, always.
I still want to get accepted like mad, though.</p>

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<p>I was deferred EA, became severely disappointed, and I tried to give up on MIT, but I still secretly want to get accepted. I don’t think I am going to check the website right off. Hey, do any of you like to memorize digits of pi in your spare time?</p>

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<p>What’s the point of memorizing digits of pi in your spare time? That’s a waste. Unless it’s for some competition or something, it’s a waste. Hopefully it’s not to show off. That’s a waste.</p>

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<p>Although it’s the most ubiquitous nerd/geek stereotype, it actually doesn’t even make sense. It’s not useful at all, and it doesn’t show intelligence at all. Anyone who can memorize a phone number can memorize digits of pi.</p>